Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1934 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1934 of Crossword Challenge gives you 32 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
Short answers dominate here: 12 of 32 fit in one or two squares. 4 clues are pictures, and 4 of those ask you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 4 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 1 wants just the first letter of a single word; 7 clues are fill-ins, and 4 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Staff”.
The edges of this grid check each other. The top-row answers begin with the letters of the answer to “College head”, read left to right, and the left-column answers begin with the letters of the answer to “Staff”, read top to bottom.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
STAFF
1Staff
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
P _ _ S _ _ N _ _. Solving “BO_US” first gives you its sixth letter.
PERSONNEL
DIVISION RESULT
2Division result
Top row 2/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ I _. Check the fourth letter against “Channel blocker”.
RATIO
c--nter
3Picture clue
Top row 3/7 · 2 letters · down
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“c--nter”). What is left starts with O.
OU
VERTICAL
4Vertical
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Only one square: take the initial of Vertical.
V
EMERSON'S "___TO BEAUTY"
5EMERSON'S "___TO BEAUTY"
Top row 5/7 · 3 letters · down
Say “EMERSON'S "___TO BEAUTY” out loud and the blank fills itself: O _ _.
ODE
PART OF A TEST
6Part of a test
Top row 6/7 · 6 letters · down
Shape: S _ _ P _ _. Solving “Peanut butter” first gives you its fourth letter.
SAMPLE
CLAN
7Clan
Top row 7/7 · 5 letters · down
Shape: T _ _ B _. The fourth square is also part of “Peanut butter”.
TRIBE
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
COLLEGE HEAD
8College head
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits P _ _ V _ _ T. Its fifth letter is shared with “EMERSON'S "___TO BEAUTY”.
PROVOST
ENERGY ABSORPTION UNIT
9Energy absorption unit
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
EAU
fo-
10Picture clue
Left column 3/9 · 2 letters · across
Picture word minus “fo” gives the answer. First letter: R.
RT
CHANNEL BLOCKER
11Channel blocker
Left column 4/9 · 4 letters · across
Starts with S; pattern S _ _ _. Check the third letter against “Roman 50”.
SILT
bab--n
12Picture clue
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Work out the object in the picture, then drop the part already written on it (“bab--n”). What is left starts with O.
OO
BO_US
13BO_US
Left column 6/9 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “BO_US”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
N
POINTS IN A NETWORK
14Points in a network
Left column 7/9 · 5 letters · across
N _ _ E _. “Choices of hairdos” crosses it at the fourth square.
NODES
ELITE PASS
15Elite pass
Left column 8/9 · 2 letters · across
Shorten the clue to its first letters: 2 squares.
EP
LOCAL SIDEREAL TIME
16Local sidereal time
Left column 9/9 · 3 letters · across
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
LST
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
___ ES SALAAM
17___ ES SALAAM
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Which word finishes “___ ES SALAAM”? It fits D _ _.
DAR
CHOICES OF HAIRDOS
18Choices of hairdos
Row 3, col 5 · 6 letters · down
Begins with S. Its fourth letter is shared with “WHO ___ IS WITH ME?”.
STYLES
GAME BEFORE A FINAL
19Game before a final
Row 4, col 4 · 4 letters · across
S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Part of a test”.
SEMI
ROMAN 50
20Roman 50
Row 4, col 4 · 1 letter · down
One letter only. It is the standard short form for “Roman 50”.
L
PEANUT BUTTER
21Peanut butter
Row 5, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Initials: the first letter of each word in “Peanut butter”.
PB
VALUABLE RESOURCE
22Valuable resource
Row 5, col 6 · 5 letters · down
Fits A _ _ E _. “Aug. follower” crosses it at the fourth square.
ASSET
HARVARD'S RIVAL
23Harvard's rival
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Fits Y _ _ _. Solving “Part of a test” first gives you its third letter.
YALE
__UCATOR
24__UCATOR
Row 6, col 4 · 2 letters · down
Only the hidden letters of “__UCATOR” go in the grid. First one: E.
ED
"WHO ___ IS WITH ME?"
25"WHO ___ IS WITH ME?"
Row 7, col 3 · 4 letters · across
Say “WHO ___ IS WITH ME?” out loud and the blank fills itself: E _ _ _.
ELSE
OPERATIONS, BRIEFLY
26Operations, briefly
Row 7, col 3 · 3 letters · down
Shape: O _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Local sidereal time”.
OPS
24-HR. SOURCE OF MONEY
2724-hr. source of money
Row 7, col 8 · 3 letters · down
Fits A _ _. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
ATM
_RREST
28_RREST
Row 8, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Fill the gap in “_RREST”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with A.
A
CAP__CCINO
29CAP__CCINO
Row 8, col 7 · 2 letters · down
“CAP__CCINO” is a word with a gap. Type just the gap, which begins with P.
PU
AUG. FOLLOWER
30Aug. follower
Row 9, col 4 · 4 letters · across
Shape: S _ _ _. Its third letter is shared with “CAP__CCINO”.
SEPT
TIME'S SYMBOL
31Time's symbol
Row 9, col 4 · 1 letter · down
Think of one character, not a word, for “Time's symbol”.
T
-bler
32Picture clue
Row 10, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Picture word minus “bler” gives the answer. First letter: T.
TUM
Crossword Challenge Level 1934 Solved Grid
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